Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a green scarf. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alex grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Justin will drive conversation. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Justin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local interpreter

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His black hair is cut short. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Aldous was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Detective for hire.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local baker

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Amber (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of topaz and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Balimaar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.